Kirksville boys fall apart in second quarter against Fulton

Friday

A brutal second quarter for the Kirksville Tigers ended any reasonable chance the boys team had to mount a comeback against Fulton in Friday’s game.

Kirksville fought back in the fourth quarter, but the deficit was too much for the Tigers to overcome as Fulton won, 57-54.

Turning point

Late in the first quarter Kirksville led Fulton, 14-7. Then the Hornets went on an 22-0 run that took place over the next six minutes. By the time Noah Copeland made Kirksville’s first field goal in the second quarter, Kirksville trailed 29-16. They were outscored 16-4 in the second quarter.

Kirksville made a run in the fourth quarter, but had to foul Fulton six times in the final two minutes to conserve time. The Hornets went 8-for-12 from the line down the stretch.

What they are saying

“We were playing sound and energetic basketball up until that point. They got up on us a little bit and pressured us. That sped us up. Once that happened it turned into our offense and got us out of rhythm. We’re at that point where we overthink how to stop those kinds of runs. Right now we’re having those spurts that just kill us at the worst possible time.”